On November 10, 2022, the Greek Post issued 4 postage stamps in the "Christmas" series.
Designer Anfula Luka (Ανθούλα Λύγκα) has managed to create a truly vibrant series of postage stamps filled with holiday anticipation. Colorful children's toys on the background of the Christmas tree bring us back to a cheerful and carefree childhood, with its belief in New Year's miracles.
The subjects for postage stamps were the Nutcracker and Harlequin, a ballerina and a toy rocking horse. The Nutcracker is the hero of the well-known Christmas fairy tale and a cute Christmas toy that has become one of the traditional symbols of Christmas in many European countries. He is accompanied by a cheerful Harlequin jumping out of a box with a surprise, a figure of a ballerina circling and singing Christmas carols and a toy rocking horse - the dream of any child.
It must be said that this is not the first time the rocking horse has become the subject of a Christmas brand. This toy was extremely popular in Europe and America in the 19th century, and it does not give up its positions even today. Previously, the rocking horse was an invariable attribute of the children's room, a true friend and companion in children's travels. On her back, she easily carried the child to the land of fantasy and magical adventures. This rocking horse is a toy with a very rich history. Apparently, the echoes of this childhood love, carried through the centuries, made the rocking horse in our eyes an unconditional symbol of Christmas and the New Year.
Drawn on a Greek postage stamp, a toy rocking horse carries gift boxes on its back. So let such a horse look into every house on Christmas Eve and bring gifts and joy to everyone.
The release of a series of Christmas stamps in Greece signals the start of the action "Write a letter to St. Basil", it is he who is the Greek analogue of Santa Claus. This is the largest social action of the Greek Post. For 31 years now, festive red mailboxes have taken their places at the central post offices of the country, and all ΕΛΤΑ employees are preparing to receive and answer thousands of children's letters.
Source: www.philotelismos.gr
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